Also\, how others might respond to a creat ive person and/or creative work. We will touch upon the work itself but al so emotional and psychological aspects of creative endeavors. Will include lecture\, discussion\, and writing exercises.
\nVinita Hampton Wrig ht recently retired after three decades as a book editor. She currently wr ites\, freelances as an editor\, and teaches courses for the University of Chicago's Professional Development Editing Certificate program. She has p ublished three novels and more than a dozen nonfiction books\, two of them on the creative process and writing nonfiction for publication. A spiritu al director trained at Loyola University Chicago\, she has\, over the past twenty years\, facilitated numerous workshops and retreats on creativity\ , writing\, prayer\, and spiritual development. She continues to be a soug ht-after speaker and presenter on these topics.
\nDuring Vinita&rsqu o\;s residency she will work on her current writing projects including a n ovel\, a collection of essays\, and possibly an adaptation of St. Ignatius 's Spiritual Exercises that focuses on women's experiences. \; Vinita will lead writing classes that engage creativity with individuals&rsquo\; experiences. Participants will explore the creative process\, develop self -care while dealing with both light and dark aspects of creative work\, ex perience writing for personal development and discovery\, and learn the pr acticalities of the writing craft itself\, including self-editing.
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